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en-usMedical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Beware: Children can passively 'smoke' marijuana, tooRelaxing with a joint around children is not very wise. Not only do youngsters inhale harmful secondary smoke in the process, but the psychoactive chemicals in the drug are taken up by their bodies as well. This warning comes from Karen Wilson of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the American Academy of Pediatrics Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence in the US. She led the first study showing that it is possible to pick up traces of THC, the primary psychoactive chemical in marijuana, in the urine of children exposed to secondary marijuana smoke. The findings are published in Springer Nature's journal Pediatric Research.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-12-beware-children-passively-marijuana.html
PediatricsWed, 07 Dec 2016 10:41:57 ESTnews400329711Early childhood household smoke exposure predicts later delinquency and dropout risk at age 12Results of a new study led by Professor Linda Pagani of the University of Montreal's School of Psycho-Education show that the more children are exposed to household tobacco smoke in early childhood, the greater their risk of adopting antisocial behavior toward others, engaging in proactive and reactive aggression, having conduct problems at school, and dropping out at age 12.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-early-childhood-household-exposure-delinquency.html
HealthMon, 21 Nov 2016 07:43:24 ESTnews398936597Study finds a new way that tobacco smoke can cause cancerA recent study led by University of Kentucky researchers illuminates a new way that tobacco smoke may promote the development of lung cancer: inhibiting a DNA repair process called nucleotide excision repair (NER). The results of the study were published in the journal PLoS ONE.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-10-tobacco-cancer.html
HealthMon, 17 Oct 2016 06:29:25 ESTnews395904560Opinion: Nicotine for vaping should be legalised in Australia, according to 40 expertsForty leading international and Australian academics and researchers including myself have written to the Therapeutics Goods Administration in support of an application to make low concentrations of nicotine available for use in electronic cigarettes ("vaping").http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-09-opinion-nicotine-vaping-legalised-australia.html
HealthWed, 07 Sep 2016 08:20:01 ESTnews392453689Young people exposed to vaping ads less likely to think occasional smoking is bad for healthExposure to advertisements for e-cigarettes may decrease the perceived health risks of occasional tobacco smoking, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge, prompting concern that this may lead more young people to experiment with smoking.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-09-young-people-exposed-vaping-ads.html
HealthTue, 06 Sep 2016 07:00:02 ESTnews392363831Apartment dwellers more likely to smoke: CDC(HealthDay)—Apartment residents are more likely to smoke and less likely to have smoke-free rules than people living in single-family homes, U.S. health officials report.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-07-apartment-dwellers-cdc.html
HealthWed, 13 Jul 2016 13:49:05 ESTnews387636536Exposure to tobacco smoke in the home increases childhood illnesses, health care demandChildren who live with smokers end up in the doctor's office or hospital more often than those not exposed to tobacco smoke, according to new research being presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2016 Meeting.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-04-exposure-tobacco-home-childhood-illnesses.html
PediatricsSat, 30 Apr 2016 05:37:57 ESTnews381213469Secondhand smoke hits almost half of teens who don't smokeEven though fewer U.S. teens are smoking, secondhand smoke remains a big problem for them, a government study found.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-01-secondhand-teens-dont.html
PediatricsMon, 11 Jan 2016 00:00:01 ESTnews371663344Early exposure to tobacco as a cause of behavioral problems in childrenResearchers from Inserm and Pierre and Marie Curie University (UPMC), in collaboration with the university hospitals of 6 French cities, have analysed data on pre- and postnatal exposure to tobacco in the homes of 5,200 primary school children. They show that this exposure is associated with a risk of behavioural disorders in children, particularly emotional and conduct disorders. The association is stronger when exposure takes place both during pregnancy and after birth. These data show the risk associated with smoking in early life and its behavioural repercussions when the child is of school-going age.These results are published in the journal PLOS ONE.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-09-early-exposure-tobacco-behavioral-problems.html
PediatricsMon, 28 Sep 2015 10:15:15 ESTnews362653968Smokers and those exposed to passive smoke require more anesthetic and painkiller during operationsResearch published at this year's Euroanaesthesia meeting in Berlin (30 May-2 June) shows that both smokers and those exposed to passive smoke require more anaesthetic and painkillers to reach the same level of anaesthesia as non-smokers. The study is by Dr Erdogan Ozturk, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey, and colleagues.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-smokers-exposed-passive-require-anesthetic.html
SurgeryFri, 29 May 2015 19:33:41 ESTnews352146813Tests reveal under-reported exposure to tobacco smoke among preemies with lung diseasePublic health experts have long known that tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) can be harmful for children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a lung disease that often accompanies premature birth.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-reveal-under-reported-exposure-tobacco-preemies.html
HealthTue, 24 Feb 2015 01:48:18 ESTnews343964873Secondhand marijuana smoke may damage blood vessels as much as tobacco smokeBreathing secondhand marijuana smoke could damage your heart and blood vessels as much as secondhand cigarette smoke, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2014.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-secondhand-marijuana-blood-vessels-tobacco.html
CardiologySun, 16 Nov 2014 09:00:02 ESTnews335342280Nonsmokers in automobiles are exposed to significant secondhand smokeNonsmokers sitting in an automobile with a smoker for one hour had markers of significantly increased levels of carcinogens and other toxins in their urine, indicating that secondhand smoke in motor vehicles poses a potentially major health risk according to a groundbreaking study led by UC San Francisco researchers.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-nonsmokers-automobiles-exposed-significant-secondhand.html
HealthFri, 14 Nov 2014 00:10:02 ESTnews335114802Research links tobacco smoke and roadway air pollution with childhood obesityNew research from Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) bolsters evidence that exposure to tobacco smoke and near-roadway air pollution contribute to the development of obesity.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-links-tobacco-roadway-air-pollution.html
PediatricsWed, 12 Nov 2014 09:00:02 ESTnews334999170Researchers unveil first real-time secondhand smoke sensorDartmouth College researchers are going to market with the first-ever sensor that detects secondhand and thirdhand tobacco and marijuana smoke in real time.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-unveil-real-time-secondhand-sensor.html
HealthMon, 27 Oct 2014 12:29:11 ESTnews333631744HHS releases 13th Report on CarcinogensFour substances have been added in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 13th Report on Carcinogens, a science-based document that identifies chemical, biological, and physical agents that are considered cancer hazards for people living in the United States. The new report includes 243 listings.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-hhs-13th-carcinogens.html
CancerThu, 02 Oct 2014 11:35:27 ESTnews331468519NSCLC patients who never smoked or who quit smoking have lower risk of developing secondary cancersNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) survivors who never smoked or who are former smokers at the time of diagnosis have a lower risk of developing secondary primary lung cancers (SPLC) compared to those who are current smokers, suggesting that increased tobacco exposure is associated with a higher risk of SPLC, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO's) 56th Annual Meeting.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-nsclc-patients-secondary-cancers.html
CancerTue, 16 Sep 2014 10:40:31 ESTnews330082820Second-hand e-cigarette smoke compared to regular cigarette smokeE-cigarettes are healthier for your neighbors than traditional cigarettes, but still release toxins into the air, according to a new study from USC.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-second-hand-e-cigarette-regular-cigarette.html
HealthThu, 28 Aug 2014 14:10:59 ESTnews328453835Study examines prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke on inhibition controlIndividuals prenatally exposed to tobacco smoke exhibited weaker response in some regions of the brain while processing a task that measures inhibition control (the ability to control inappropriate responses).http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-05-prenatal-exposure-tobacco-inhibition.html
Psychology & PsychiatryWed, 14 May 2014 16:34:43 ESTnews319304064Group sues NYC, seeks to overturn e-cigarette ban (Update)A smokers' advocacy group says it has sued New York City seeking to overturn the city's ban on electronic cigarettes.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-03-group-nyc-e-cigarette.html
HealthTue, 25 Mar 2014 10:09:54 ESTnews314960987Household mould a trigger for increased asthma risk(Medical Xpress)—Reducing the presence of mould in the home may reduce asthma in middle-aged adults according to new research led by the University of Melbourne in collaboration with the University of Tasmania, and Monash University.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-02-household-mould-trigger-asthma.html
Inflammatory disordersWed, 12 Feb 2014 08:40:12 ESTnews311414526Secondhand smoke exposure increases odds of hospital asthma readmission for childrenA new study shows that exposure to secondhand smoke at home or in the car dramatically increases the odds of children being readmitted to the hospital within a year of being admitted for asthma.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-01-secondhand-exposure-odds-hospital-asthma.html
PediatricsMon, 20 Jan 2014 00:10:01 ESTnews309373388Study documents secondhand exposure to vapors from electronic cigarettesElectronic cigarettes, when used indoors, may involuntarily expose non-users to nicotine, according to a study led by Maciej Goniewicz, PhD, PharmD, of Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and published by the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-12-documents-secondhand-exposure-vapors-electronic.html
HealthFri, 13 Dec 2013 10:10:02 ESTnews306148400Hundreds of millions of Chinese men could die from tobacco related diseasesMore than 50 per cent of Chinese men smoke cigarettes, placing hundreds of millions at serious risk for heart disease, cancer, other lung diseases, and many more serious illnesses, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS) and World Lung Foundation (WLF), co-publishers of The Tobacco Atlas – 4th Edition. Representatives from China Centers for Disease Control, the World Health Organization and the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control joined WLF and ACS in the release of the Chinese version of the Atlas.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-12-hundreds-millions-chinese-men-die.html
HealthWed, 11 Dec 2013 10:57:24 ESTnews305981833Study correlates ADHD and secondhand smoke(Medical Xpress)—Duke Medicine has established a new research program to investigate the relationship between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke during pregnancy and childhood and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-12-adhd-secondhand.html
Attention deficit disordersFri, 06 Dec 2013 08:19:49 ESTnews305540376Smoking during pregnancy may increase risk of bipolar disorder in offspringA study published today in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggests an association between smoking during pregnancy and increased risk for developing bipolar disorder (BD) in adult children. Researchers at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and the Department of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, in collaboration with scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, California, evaluated offspring from a large cohort of pregnant women who participated in the Child Health and Development Study (CHDS) from 1959-1966. The study was based on 79 cases and 654 comparison subjects. Maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with a twofold increased risk of BD in their offspring.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-10-pregnancy-bipolar-disorder-offspring.html
Psychology & PsychiatryTue, 01 Oct 2013 16:07:50 ESTnews299862460American Association for Thoracic Surgery Supports recommendation for lung cancer screeningThe American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), a professional organization of surgeons dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, and cure of diseases of the chest, strongly supports the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) draft recommendation for lung cancer screening of asymptomatic smokers.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-american-association-thoracic-surgery-lung.html
CancerThu, 29 Aug 2013 06:57:08 ESTnews296978218Secondhand smoke in bars, restaurants increases asthma, cancer riskIn the first study to evaluate the health risks of exposure to secondhand smoke for patrons of restaurants and bars, researchers have found that the risks are well above the acceptable level. The study assessed the risk for lung cancer and heart disease deaths among both patrons and servers and also for asthma initiation—the first study to do so—among servers.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-secondhand-bars-restaurants-asthma-cancer.html
HealthFri, 02 Aug 2013 07:22:26 ESTnews294646935Children as young as seven affected by parents smokingA new study out today (24 July) shows that children as young as seven had elevated levels of cotinine (a by-product of nicotine) in their blood if their mother smoked, particularly children whose mothers smoked ten cigarettes a day or more.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-children-young-affected-parents.html
HealthWed, 24 Jul 2013 05:30:01 ESTnews293862495Fetal exposure to tobacco smoke tied to hearing loss in teens(HealthDay)—Add another hazard to the long list of reasons not to smoke during pregnancy: Children exposed to tobacco smoke in the womb may be at higher risk for hearing loss.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-fetal-exposure-tobacco-tied-loss.html
HealthThu, 20 Jun 2013 18:20:01 ESTnews290970568